CALENDAR

CONTINUING COLLECTIONS ON DISPLAY AT THE LIBRARY: Do you have an interesting collection that you would like to show off? Esther Bone Memorial Library invites you to share your collecting passion with the community. Put your collection on display in the locked display case in the library lobby. Children and teens are especially encouraged to share their collecting passions. Your collection must fit into a case that measures 82”L x 52”H x 12”D. No weapons will be displayed. Contact Ann McGinley, branch manager, at amc-

ginley@rrnm.gov. Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE, Rio Rancho. 891-5012 or riorancholibraries.org. HOT READS FOR COLD NIGHTS: AN ADULT WINTER

READING PROGRAM: Winter is a great time to curl up with a warm blanket, a hot drink, and a good book. Read or listen to good books and submit book reviews at either Esther Bone Memorial Library or Loma Colorado Main Library. We’ll give you a wintry treat for each review and enter it into a weekly drawing for prizes that will warm you up during these cold months. For more chances at winning prizes, participate in Reading Bingo or a word challenge. Funded by the Friends of the Library of Rio Rancho. Until Feb. 2, Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE, or Loma Colorado Main Library, 750 Loma Colorado NE. 8915013 or riorancholibraries.org. SANDOVAL MASTER GARDENERS PRESENT: Urban Horticulture Class Series: first Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Sandoval County Extension Office, 811 Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo. Gardening with the Masters Class Series: first Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., Meadowlark Senior Center, 4330 Meadowlark SE. 4 Seasons Gardening Class Series: third Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., Sabana Grande Recreation Center, 4110 Sabana Grande SE. Free and open to the public; walkins welcome. sandovalmastergardeners.org/gardening classes.

ART EXHIBITIONS/MUSEUM

CRITTERS!: Animals will be migrating to the Collin Room Gallery of the Placitas Community Library. Artists sharing their work are: Carol Ordogne, Judith Roderick, Steve McKibben, Erica Wendle-Oglesby, Michael Stoy, David Cramer and Amy Hautman. The Critters! exhibit is free. January, Placitas Community Library, 453 Highway 165, 5 miles east of I-25, exit 242. 867-3355 or placitaslibrary.com. PLACITAS ARTISTS SERIES: The Visual Arts display for January will feature works by Elžbieta Kaleta, mixed media paper cutouts and collage; Meredith McPherson, sumi ink on paper; and Katherine Christie Wilson, oil. A visual artists reception will take place Sunday, Jan. 15, at 2 p.m., Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, Placitas. Six miles east of I-25, exit 242. 867-8080, info@placitasartistsseries.org or placitasartistsseries.org. UP ON THE WALLS: JERRY FOSHEE’S COLLAGE ART: Featuring Foshee’s paper collage art, including some of the many ways of creating a collage. Through Feb. 23, Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree Road SE. 891-5012 or riorancholibraries.org.

REGISTER NOW

AARP DRIVER SAFETY

CLASS: Open for registration. Feb. 7, West Mesa Professional Building, 4801 McMahon NW, Suite 145, Albuquerque. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Cash not accepted; please make checks payable to AARP. Registration: 892-0754. BERNCO EXTENSION MASTER COMPOSTER VOLUNTEERS TRAINING: Applications now being accepted for spring 2017 training classes. Complete information at http:// bernalilloextension.nmsu.edu/ mastercomposter/. TECH TOOLBOX ONE-ONONE: Sign up for a one-on-one appointment with a librarian to learn how to download digital content from the library. We offer free e-books, e-audiobooks and streaming movies and music. Reservation available at either 9:30 a.m. or 10 a.m.: call, stop by or sign up online. Jan. 25, Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree Road SE. 891-5012 or riorancholibraries.org. URBAN HORTICULTURE

CLASS SERIES: Presented by the Sandoval County Master Gardeners. Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Sandoval County Extension Office, 711 S. Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo. Free. Registration/information: sandovalmastergardeners.org/ gardening-classes.

TODAY ACTIVITIES

GUIDED NATURE WALK: Second Saturdays, 10:30 p.m., Rio Grande Nature Center, 2901 Candelaria NW, Albuquerque. Free; parking $3; $15 bus. 344-7240.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

HOME COMPOSTING BASICS

CLASS: Presented by the Bernalillo County Extension Master Composters. Free; walk-ins welcome. 10 a.m.-noon, Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW, Albuquerque. 897-8831. SEED STARTING AND SEED

SAVING: The Sandoval County Seed Library is similar to a public library; you “check out” seeds and use them to plant a garden. Later, you collect seeds from the best of these plants, save some for yourself and return some to the library to be available to others for the next planting season. The workshop will teach you about seeds, pollination, criteria for plant seed selection, seed saving processes and storage. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. 891-5012, riorancholibraries.org or sandovalcountyseedlibrary.org.

MEETINGS

LIFERING: Free, abstinencebased alternative to the 12-step approach. Saturdays, 5 p.m., Rust Medical Center, Room 0401, 2400 Unser SE. Mary, 448-2157. RIO RANCHO ELKS BREAKFAST MEETING: Second Saturdays, 8 a.m., Rio Rancho Elks Lodge No. 2500, 1530 Barbara Loop SE. $6. 892-3677.

PRESENTATIONS/ BOOK-SIGNINGS

ANNA LA FORGE: Author continues the exploration of Pelion in her new fantasy novel, “Pelion Preserved.” 3 p.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. events@bkwrks.com.

TODAY-SUNDAY ACTIVITIES

BIRD WALK: Saturdays and Sundays, 8:30 a.m., Rio Grande Nature Center, 2901 Candelaria NW, Albuquerque. Free; parking $3; $15 bus. 344-7240.

SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENT

AWADAGIN PRATT: Pianist Pratt will join Willy Sucre and Friends as they kick off the spring 2017 set of Placitas Artists Series 30th anniversary concerts. The program, “Piano Quintets,” features “Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58” by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged for piano and string quartet, and “Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34” by Johannes Brahms. Joining Pratt and Sucre will be violinists Krzysztof Zimowski and Justin Pollak, and cellist James Holland. Tickets are $25/$15 for students with ID/music students through high school are admitted free with paying adults. Purchase tickets at the door one hour before the concert, subject to availability. Advance purchases can be made at The Merc Grocery Store in Homestead Village Shoppping Center, Placitas; Under Charlie’s Covers Fine Used Book Store, 160 S. Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo; or online at placitasartistsseries.org/concerts.htm. 3 p.m., Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, Placitas, six miles east of I-25, exit 242. 867-8080 or placitasartistsseries.org.

PRESENTATIONS/ BOOK-SIGNINGS

CHRISTINA SQUIRE: “Murder at the Art Museum.” Caroline Steele decides to leave her calm, respectable life as a wife and mother to get at job as the manager of the art museum shop at the University of New Mexico. When the body of a former Art Department professor is found dead, she is once again in contact with charismatic Inspector James Hutchinson. 3 p.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. events@bkwrks.com. WHAT’S NEW AT CORONADO HISTORIC SITE?: Coronado Historic Site Ranger Ethan Ortega and Friend’s Researchers have been working on CHS’s artifact cataloging and digitization project. Some of the boxes of artifacts from the 1930s “Coronado dig” had not been touched for 80 years. Cost: $5/free for Friends of CHS. 2 p.m., Sandoval County

Historical Society Museum (DeLavy House), Hwy 550 and Edmond Rd, Bernalillo. (Turn between I-Hop and Warrior Fuel.) 1.75 miles west of I-25, exit 242. George, 771-9493 or kuaua.com.

MONDAY MEETINGS TUESDAY ACTIVITIES

RIO RAMBLERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB: Multilevel club for singles and couples. Tuesdays, 7 p.m., VFW Hall, 76 Unser SE. Jim or Lynne Martel, 892-5086.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

MODERN BUDDHISM

MEDITATION: Drop-in to any class, everyone welcome. Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., 1101 Golf Course SE (south entrance to the building). $10 per class. Kadampa Meditation Center, 292-5293 or meditationinnewmexico.org.

KIDS

JIGGLE AND JAM AT

LOMA COLORADO: Join us for songs and movement activities that build motor and social skills, increase independence, and enhance language ability in your child. We’ll use shakers, beanbags, streamer and other items to move to the music and keep the beat. For ages 0-5 with their adult caregivers. 10:30 a.m.. Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Registration/information: 891-5013 ext. 3032 or riorancholibraries.org.

MEETINGS

KNIT CLIQUE: A knitting club for beginning and experienced knitters — bring your crochet hooks, too. This multi-generation program is for anyone and everyone grades 5 and up. Beginners, please bring US size 7 needles and a skein of 4 ply 3 oz. acrylic yarn. 4-6 p.m., Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. 891-5012 ext. 3131. TAYLOR RANCH TOASTMASTERS: Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Don Newton Taylor Ranch Community Center, 4900 Kachina NW, Albuquerque. Larry Buelow, 205-5228.

PRESENTATIONS/ BOOK-SIGNINGS

MANYA WHITAKER: “Learning from the Inside Out: Child Development and School Choice” is the first book of its kind to marry child development, educational psychology, neuroscience and pedagogy. It deals with cognitive and social needs of students throughout the developmental span and how to identify schools that meet those needs. 6 p.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. events@ bkwrks.com.

WEDNESDAY CLASSES/ WORKSHOPS

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX: Want to find out more about iPads, iPhones, Kindles, Nooks, tablets or other technology? Drop in and ask your questions. 6 p.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. 891-5013 ext. 3032 or riorancholibraries.org.

KIDS

STORYTIME AT LOMA

COLORADO: Join us for stories, rhymes, songs and activities for children ages 2-5 and their adult caregivers. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Registration/information: 891-5013 ext. 3032 or riorancholibraries.org. WACKY WEDNESDAY AT LOMA COLORADO: Join us for a different adventure each week. Crafts, hands-on science, maker activities, shows, games, or other activities for children in grades K-6. Families welcome. Program will be held in a variety of locations within the library — look for directional signs the day of the program. 3-4:30 p.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Registration/information: 8915013 ext. 3032 or riorancholibraries.org.

MEETINGS

AMERICAN GIRL BOOK CLUB: For American Girl fans, ages 6-12. We will be talking about the book “Lea and Camila.” 4:30 p.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. kids@ bkwrks.com. MIDDAY RIO RANCHO TOASTMASTERS: Wednesdays, noon-1 p.m., New Mexico Bank & Trust building, 4001 Southern SE. 238-2942. NEEDLE ARTS GROUP: Open to anyone over 21 who knits, crochets and does any other type of needlework. Wednesdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Don Newton Taylor Ranch Community Center, 4900 Kachina NW, Albuquerque. 768-6006.

CITY OF VISION CIVITAN CLUB: We are a fun and active volunteer community service organization serving the Rio Rancho area. First and third Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Larry Leyva, 249-0768 or larbear50@gmail.com; Vivian Jones, 480-3318 or jones.viv@gmail.com; or cov.gswdcivitan.com.

THURSDAY KIDS

BABY BUMBLEBEES AT

LOMA COLORADO: Join us for a lapsit program with rhymes, stories, and fun exercises for babies 0-24 months and their parent/caregiver. 10:30 a.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Registration/information: 8915013 ext. 3032 or riorancholibraries.org. JIGGLE AND JAM AT LOMA COLORADO: Join us for songs and movement activities that build motor and social skills, increase independence, and enhance language ability in your child. We’ll use shakers, beanbags, streamer and other items to move to the music and keep the beat. For ages 0-5 with their adult caregivers. 1:30 p.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Registration/information: 891-5013 ext. 3032 or riorancholibraries.org. STORY TIME!: Stories, songs, snacks and an occasional craft. Suitable for all ages. This week’s theme is snowflakes. 10:30 a.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. kids@bkwrks.com. STORY TIME AT ESTHER BONE: Join us for stories, rhymes, songs and activities for children ages 3-6 with a parent or caregiver (children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult; ages 4-6 may attend alone.) 10 a.m., Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. 891-5012 or riorancholibraries.org.

MEETINGS

WESTSIDE TIPS CLUB: Business networking and referral group. Thursdays, 7 a.m., Flying Star Cafe Hospitality Room, 10700 Corrales Road, Corrales. Kathleen Martinez, 2358878, kmframemasters1@ aol.com or westsidetipsgroup.com. VISIONARY ARTS &

CRAFTS GUILD: Open to local arts and crafts people who would like to network and learn as part of the Guild. Juried and associate memberships are available. Third Thursdays. Susan Sheridan, 340-5846 or ssheridan@q.com.

PRESENTATIONS/ BOOK-SIGNINGS

EVERT FRAGUA TRADITIONAL JEMEZ DRUM MAKER: Come and hear a story of the drums from

master drum maker Fragua of Jemez Pueblo. He will give a presentation of this ancient craft handed down by his grandfather. Traditional drummers will accompany the talk, and demonstrate war, peace and healing through their instruments. 6-7 p.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. 891-5013 ext. 3032 or riorancholibraries. org.

JASON DEBOER: With “Annihilation Songs: Three Shakespeare Reintegrations,” writer and filmmaker Deboer presents radical anagrammatic takes on “The Tempest,” “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” and “Hamlet.” Using only the words contained within each original drama, DeBoer’s experimental fictions were created by disintegrating and then reintegrating Shakespeare’s language into new narrative of warfare and desire. 6 p.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. events@bkwrks.com.

FRIDAY KIDS

JIGGLE AND JAM AT

ESTHER BONE: Enjoy songs and movement activities that build motor and social skills, increase independence, and enhance language ability in your child. We’ll use shakers, beanbags, streamers and other items to move to the music and the beat. Ages 0-5 with parents or caregivers. Courtesy of the Friends of the Library of Rio Rancho. 10 a.m., Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. 891-5012 ext. 3131, riorancholibraries.org or facebook.com/ RioRanchoPublicLibraries.

MEETINGS

CELEBRATE RECOVERY: For those suffering from pain or dependency. Dinner and child care provided.

Donations accepted. Fridays, 6:15 p.m., Grace Outreach Center, 2900 Southern SE. Miles Melton, 228-0579. NEEDLE CRAFTERS OF RIO RANCHO VOLUNTEERS: Group makes knitted and crocheted items for the needy of Sandoval County, and blankets for animal shelters. All with knitting, crocheting or quilting skills welcome. Donations of yarn appreciated. Fridays, 1 p.m., Vista Grande Retirement Center, 4101 Meadowlark Lane SE. Patti Vandever, 269-5968. REFORMERS UNANIMOUS: Faith-based program for those with addictions. Fridays, 7 p.m., Gospel Light Baptist Church, 1500 Southern SE. 892-9463. SANDOVAL COUNTY STROKE SUPPORT

GROUP: Great people, helpful topics, discussion, socialization and social supports. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Geri, 620-8802. Deadline for submission of Rio West Calendar listings is 5 p.m. Monday for Saturday publication. Include brief description of the event, time, date, address, phone number and web address, if applicable. Email accompanying photographs as JPG attachments. For art exhibitions, include opening and closing dates. Send to lists@ abqjournal.com or mail to Lists, Albuquerque Journal, P.O. Drawer J, Albuquerque, NM 87103, and include name and telephone number of contact person. Questions? Call 823-3800. Note: It is important to notify the Journal if a listing is to be changed or canceled.